Israeli Army Radio said that the security cabinet granted the negotiating delegation additional powers after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with the families of detained female soldiers in Gaza.

Two days ago, Netanyahu's office said that the Israeli negotiating delegation had crystallized with the mediators in Cairo a new proposal that would be presented to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

Netanyahu's office stated that "within the framework of the talks and with constructive mediation from Egypt, the mediators drafted a modified proposal" for a truce in Gaza and to free detainees.

He added that Israel expects the mediators to pressure Hamas more forcefully in order to reach an agreement.